Episodes

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he shares the idea of networking smarter, not harder. We've all heard this phrase used in reference to work, but today Travis helps us make our networking more effective, but not as difficult. Episode Highlights: The 1 guy that outsold me and why I didn't want to be him. How to be effective in networking without killing yourself. Positioning: the key to smart networking 3 Key steps to positioning. 3 Key Points: Working harder...

Mike McCarthy is the author of "Tribe of millionaires", Co-Founder of GoBundance, and the regional owner of Keller Williams. His brokerage has over 9,000 agents with over 50 locations and is projected to do over $15 billion in real estate transactions this year. He shares about the consequences of not networking and the recipe for true/lasting transformation. Episode Highlights: Mike's background as an s.o.b and journey into real estate. Entrepreneurship: Born or Bred? Instilling the entrepren...

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares tips for making the most of a first impression and how to carry that through to build a real relationship. Episode Highlights: Once you meet a high-level person, you need to make use of that connection and capitalize on the good impression you made. Travis shares how he learned from leaving a bad first impression with a high performer millionaire in his industry. Talk across to people, not up to them. Respect people’s time. D...

Rod Khleif is a multiple business owner and philanthropist who has owned over 2,000 apartment buildings. He has experienced his net worth dropping from $50 million to zero and then rebuilding. Rod shares Episode Highlights: Rod’s family immigrated from Holland when he was 6 years old and they didn’t have much money. Rod learned that most of your success comes back to mindset. Build relationships with people who think that what you do is easy when you think it’s hard so you can glean tips from t...

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he commemorates his high school basketball coach who recently passed away by sharing three lessons he learned from Coach Brandon. Episode Highlights: Family is everything. Consistency is the thing that leads to success. There are no excuses or exceptions to putting in the work. No matter your connections and privileges, you should still face consequences. 3 Key Points: Family is the most important thing, and your actions shou...

David Meltzer, author of Connected to Goodness; Trent Shelton, author of The Greatest You; and life coach Tim Storey share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "who you know" and "what you know." Episode Highlights: David Meltzer If you’re doing something you don’t enjoy, you can still derive purpose out of it in order to cultivate passion for it. If you don’t understand what’s going on, try to understand it and put faith into what you want out of the situation. Trent Shelton Once...

Sam Bakhtiar is the founder of Fitness Concepts, now a multi-million dollar business. He is also a competitive bodybuilder and car enthusiast. Sam shares how he has rebounded from failure, how he commits to his fitness and success, and the importance of persuasion. Episode Highlights: You don’t get any off hours when you’re an entrepreneur, but you’re the one in charge and calling the shots. You need to hire someone to hold you accountable and push you when you’re an entrepreneur because you do...

On this Freestyle Friday, Travis talks about the upcoming Build Your Network Live event and ways you can maximize your experience at the event. Episode Highlights: Build Your Network Live will prioritize connection over content. Topgolf games during lunch are included. The venue has sunlight, so you won’t be holed up in a windowless conference room for seven hours. There is a low speaker to attendee ratio, allowing you to make connections. VIP tickets are sold out, but general admission is stil...

Matt Manero, author of “You Need More Money”, Evan Stewart, a 25-year-old luxury real estate developer, and Jeff Hoffman, founder of Priceline.com, share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "who you know" and "what you know." Episode Highlights: Matt Manero It starts with “what” and moves into “who,” because you won’t be on a big “Who’s” radar unless you have excellence in a “what.” Ultimately though, it comes down to who you know. If you want to get out of a conversation with s...

Jasmine Star is an internationally recognized photographer and entrepreneur. She dropped out of law school to pursue photography and became a business strategist alongside her photography business. Jasmine shares with us how she grew her business, living in the “good old days,” and how to break into the big leagues of whatever industry you’re in. Episode Highlights: Jasmine’s background growing up poor and being homeschooled as the daughter of immigrants. Jasmine went to college planning on bei...

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he shares the fact that everyone is a producer. You are either producing results or producing excuses. We are responsible for how we react to successes and failures. Episode Highlights: One of the first lessons I learned from a business mentor. The importance of taking responsibility. Why we must learn from mistakes to produce results. 3 Key Points: You must be able to take responsibility for failures and not make excuses. Re...

Evan Carmichael, a business Youtube master with over 2 million subscribers, and Ed Mylett, a personal mentor with incredible insight, and David Meltzer, the CEO of Sports One Marketing and producer of "Elevator Pitch" share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "who you know" and "what you know." Episode Highlights: Evan Carmichael What you know gets you to who you know. Networking for Introverts: A story of a connection Evan had that led to a great opportunity. Ed Mylett Both cri...

Jason Harris is the CEO of the award-winning creative agency, "Mekanism" and the author of the new book "The Soulful Art of Persuasion." Jason has more than 20 years of expertise in creating provocative campaigns through a blend of Soul & Science. Jason shares with us how to be an effective persuader, if there is value in going to college, and how a connection with Tim Ferris helped Jason get his book out. Episode Highlights: Jason's background and journey into marketing. Jason's interest in ar...

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he shares the high level "blimp view" of how to network at events. Simple things that can help differentiate you from others when networking. Episode Highlights: The re-emergence of email as the primary platform for marketing. Why Live Events are the future for networking. 3 keys to networking at live events: preparation, other events, and let others talk. How to cultivate your social media for positivity 3 Key Points: You ca...

Trent Shelton, former NFL player and author of "The Greatest You", Yahya Bakkar, family man, speaking coach, and online business coach, and Dan Fleyshman, youngest founder of a publicly-traded company in history, share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "who you know" and "what you know." Episode Highlights: Trent Shelton Who you know: "Me meeting someone brought me here." A key moment where a connection led to a big success. Trent's advice on investing in connections: focusing ...

Diane Mulcahy is the best-selling author of "The Gig Economy." It's been featured in a number of top publications as well as on Oprah.com. She created and teaches the first class in the country on the "Gig Economy" at Batson College in Boston. We talk about the decisions that led to her career path, how she got the idea for writing her book, and her career choices vs. traditional career choices. Episode Highlights: Diane's background and "middle-school" self: Athletics, Extracurriculars, and Ho...

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he shares about the reasons you need to stop watching the news right now, and 3 actions to take in auditing your media intake. Episode Highlights: A quick background on the moment that changed my view. Why we are connected to negative input. How to be aware of the "echo chamber." How to cultivate your social media for positivity 3 Key Points: Be very careful about what you put into your mind, because that's what tends to come...

Tim Bilyeu, Co-Founder of Quest Nutrition who's now starting Impact Theory, Mark Brazil, Co-Founder of canvas art company Iconick, and Dean Graziosi, a natural networking extraordinaire, share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "who you know" and "what you know." Episode Highlights: Tom Bilyeu What you know, but it would be a mistake to discredit who you know. How to impress those you want to impress. What it takes to build the skillset for creating relationships. How to "level...

Riley Dayne is a Canadian Entrepreneur and Filmmaker. He's best known for "The Abundance Factor" and most recently "Age of the Entrepreneur" where he interviewed some of the world's top entrepreneurs. He has a goal to impact 10 million people with positive, inspiring films. He shares how to connect with successful people, how he became successful filmmaking, and the people you should never take advice from. Episode Highlights: Riley Dayne's early childhood growing up in "farmstrong." His obses...

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he shares about the three different types of podcasters and why you should start a show. Learn how each type of podcaster has a specific purpose. Episode Highlights: Why you should start a podcast now. The 3 different types of podcasters. The Full-timer: why that doesn't have to be you. The Lead-gen-er: focused on bringing people into your business. The Network Builder: become the expert in your niche. 3 Key Points: Don't l...

Zack Friedman, author of "The Lemonade Life", Chris Voss, author of "Never Split the Difference", and Ryan Levesque, author of the best-selling book "Ask" and new book "Choose", share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "who you know" and "what you know." Episode Highlights: Zack Friedman "Who you know" has the ability to offer something to the "what you know" down the road. Be Authentic: Remember that we are all humans and connect with them in that way. Never be afraid to talk ...

During this episode, Tilman Fertitta, Chairman, and CEO of Landry's Inc. and Golden Nugget Hotel & Casinos, Houston Rockets Owner, CNBC's Billion Dollar Buyer, and Author talks to your host Travis Chappell. Learn about how Tilman built up his restaurant empire, became the owner of his beloved home basketball team the Houston Rockets, and what you can expect from his book “Shut Up and Listen: Hard Business Truths,” published by HarperCollins. Episode Highlights: Where did Tilman’s desires for b...

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he shares about the idea of content traction and the concept of 1 > 0. Tune in for great tips on high quality content that makes a difference, no matter who’s consuming it. Episode Highlights: Defining the 1 > 0 Idea. How the expectation of big numbers can crush your content creation dreams. The most important thing to know for creating content. Creating relationships simply for the relationship. 3 Key Points: You have to p...

Philip Stutts, an amazing marketer and owner of Win Big Media, Tim Storey, life coach and pastor of Congregation Church, and Aubrey Marcus, host of the "Aubrey Marcus Show" and author of the best-selling book "Own the Day, Own Your Life" share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "who you know" and "what you know." Episode Highlights: Philip Stutts Who you know: the “what you know” reinforces the “who you know.” The importance of surrounding yourself with people that help you gro...